ZIP Code 98279

ZIP code 98279, near Blakely Island, pairs a median household income of $70,417 and per-capita income of $52,026 with a median home value of $937,500. That gap between earnings and property values points to an affluent, second-home-oriented market rather than a working-class one. The county-level effective property tax rate of 0.53% is unusually gentle, so even a high-value home carries a comparatively contained annual tax bill. A combined sales tax rate of 8.35% applies to purchases, adding a steady cost on goods and services that offsets some of the property tax savings.